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.\"     Title: CREATE GROUP
.\"    Author: The PostgreSQL Global Development Group
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.\"      Date: 2011-12-01
.\"    Manual: PostgreSQL 9.1.2 Documentation
.\"    Source: PostgreSQL 9.1.2
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "CREATE GROUP" "7" "2011-12-01" "PostgreSQL 9.1.2" "PostgreSQL 9.1.2 Documentation"
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.SH "NAME"
CREATE_GROUP \- define a new database role
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.nf
CREATE GROUP \fIname\fR [ [ WITH ] \fIoption\fR [ \&.\&.\&. ] ]

where \fIoption\fR can be:

      SUPERUSER | NOSUPERUSER
    | CREATEDB | NOCREATEDB
    | CREATEROLE | NOCREATEROLE
    | CREATEUSER | NOCREATEUSER
    | INHERIT | NOINHERIT
    | LOGIN | NOLOGIN
    | [ ENCRYPTED | UNENCRYPTED ] PASSWORD \*(Aq\fIpassword\fR\*(Aq
    | VALID UNTIL \*(Aq\fItimestamp\fR\*(Aq
    | IN ROLE \fIrole_name\fR [, \&.\&.\&.]
    | IN GROUP \fIrole_name\fR [, \&.\&.\&.]
    | ROLE \fIrole_name\fR [, \&.\&.\&.]
    | ADMIN \fIrole_name\fR [, \&.\&.\&.]
    | USER \fIrole_name\fR [, \&.\&.\&.]
    | SYSID \fIuid\fR
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP

CREATE GROUP
is now an alias for
CREATE ROLE (\fBCREATE_ROLE\fR(7))\&.
.SH "COMPATIBILITY"
.PP
There is no
CREATE GROUP
statement in the SQL standard\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
CREATE ROLE (\fBCREATE_ROLE\fR(7))
